I'm a Lvl 5 Principal Director (same as Associate Director) which is 1 lvl below Partner (lvl 4) at Accenture (Mgmt Consulting). Is the equivalent at McKinsey a Snr Engagement Manager or Associate Partner? I'm being told there isn't much of an appetite for bringing on Associate Partners as still a little top heavy there. If answer is Assoac Partner, would it be considered a big step back going in as a Snr Engagement Mngr? Thx
There is not such thing as a “Sr” EM. That is recruiter BS. I would advice to stay away. In my tenure at the firm I haven’t met any successful AP direct hire…it’s just crazy difficult to find client “homes” unless you have some super niche experience which is in demand or you bring your own clients.
Exactly, there’s no such thing 🤣
When moving from ACN to T1 you usually get 1 level lower than what you had.
It’s not per se what you get but what you can be successful in. If you move at the same level it’s a lot tougher to succeed
The business model is so different you can't compare levels. You need to look at KPIs
Are you delivering the level sales (without dedicated sales team support) as a MBB director?
If so are you managing the same amount of revenue and are you doing the same amount of mentoring and initiatives?
I would guess not, as ACC doesn't tend to measure that sort of stuff. That said an SM at an MBB will out earn an Assoc Director (or even a first year partner equivalent) at Accenture every day of the year
If they are at Accenture they are doing zero mentoring I promise you.
Level 4 isn’t even a “partner” equivalent. L3 maybe. L2 and above yes.